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05-27-11 | 11:49 AM
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If you do the same exact activities day in and day out, then the amount of muscle you have should adjust according to your weight. So if you lose fat weight, you're bound to lose a bit of muscle along with it. This being the case, losing 5 lbs off your bike is actually probably slightly more advantageous than losing it off your body.
The reality is that nobody loses exactly 5 lbs one way or the other, and if you're losing weight, you're likely to be exercising more, etc. If you want to go faster, get a better bike AND lose body weight rather than one over the other.
The reality is that nobody loses exactly 5 lbs one way or the other, and if you're losing weight, you're likely to be exercising more, etc. If you want to go faster, get a better bike AND lose body weight rather than one over the other.
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05-27-11 | 11:51 AM
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Hey, what's wrong with that? Back in high school track/cross country we'd do that before every meet. After warmups you wanted to be the first one in there so you got a stall the first time around. Got pretty stinky in there by the time the last guys were done.
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05-27-11 | 12:01 PM
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05-27-11 | 12:07 PM
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Ya know you guys answered that for me pretty well, even the funny stuff was in a round-a- bout way pretty informative. At least I now know enough to "think", and ask a half-way intelligent question. I've mentioned this on this forum before that I lost 118lbs, but last yr when I first started riding I was 318lbs, and I rode a Trek Navigator, after I dropped 48lbs I bought a Schwinn Le Tour Sport, it's a nice bike, but it weighs 22lbs, but now that Im riding it at 190lbs it seems like a F-14. Next yr I'd like to upgrade to a nice, lighter bike, that will be more responsive, and it would be nice if I could be down to 170lbs by the time I upgrade my bike next yr, wow then I'll think Im going the speed of light. Anyway thanks for all the good info, it was informative, and FUN.
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05-27-11 | 02:39 PM
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Light bikes might actually matter if you're racing. A couple hundred grams up a long hill might be worth a few seconds, which might be the difference between keeping with the lead group and getting dropped. This weight is exactly the same if one can lose it off of their body, but some racers are at the point where losing weight isn't possible without compromising other performance qualities.
A couple of seconds over a 20 minute climb isn't even going to be noticeable if you're just riding and having fun. People who think that their bike "feels" lighter after some purchase are just trying to justify that purchase.
A couple of seconds over a 20 minute climb isn't even going to be noticeable if you're just riding and having fun. People who think that their bike "feels" lighter after some purchase are just trying to justify that purchase.
05-27-11 | 02:54 PM
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Anyway... I agree with most here... lose the body weight. It's the rare guy who's not carrying around some excess, and it's cheaper.
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